Short answer
Body lengths drafted long with the button stance lowered proportionally — not just a longer hem.
Why it happens
Torso length longer than size-chart averages.
Why ready-to-wear cannot fix it
Size charts grade uniformly; long torso is a personal geometry. A block adjusted in one place pulls in another — which is why the correction must exist in the pattern, not in the fitting-room mirror.
How the house drafts for it
Body lengths drafted long with the button stance lowered proportionally — not just a longer hem. The correction is recorded in your Fit Passport, so every later commission starts from it automatically.
Where it matters most
This correction carries most for: shirt, suit. It is reviewed at every fitting, in every city, for every garment.
Fit Library entry 16 of 48 · Reviewed by Bonturberg Editorial Review · 2026-09-08